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CROATIA CALLINGSlide2
This presentation will cover:
Will I actually make a difference?
Where do I go?
What do I do?
Free time?
Travel, Accommodation and Cost?Slide3
Will I actually make a difference?YES!!
Here’s how...
These children need kit and resources
Raise money to take with you
e.g. Fund-raising over Easter
But....Slide4
It’s not all about money!
They also need:
Love, Affection and Someone to take an interest in them.
(Although some of the teachers you will meet are amazing you will see that children are still neglected)Slide5
This neglect is because of :
a lack of training and understanding
lack of fundsSlide6
CASE STUDY:
I worked with a 14 year old boy with a learning disability.
He showed the understanding and behaviours of a 6 month old.
He was strapped into a pushchair all day and only let out if a certain teacher or I were working with him.
I was told that he was strapped in because he ran around the room if he wasn’t.
His life could have been made so much better purely by staff having more training around his behaviour. Slide7
Here he is - with freedom...Slide8
After seeing how this boy changed once he was given freedom I found out that at night time he was sleeping in a cot
Not only this but he’s being tied into
it.Slide9
This is because he needed the security at night. A weighted blanket would be used here but in Croatia they don’t exist.
It’s too expensive for them to order from the UKSlide10
Staff in Croatia have
never
heard of them!Slide11
Situations like this can be changed!Slide12
The more people who are eager to change them - the quicker it will happen! There is already proof that times are changing and it needs to continue.Slide13
CASE STUDY
In the first week of our stay in Croatia we were introduced to 6 young women who had recently moved into a flat within the community.
This is the first time that people with learning disabilities have been properly integrated into the community.
The entire group found it amazing how forward- thinking their carers were and how eager everyone seemed to make it work.
To us it may seem like a simple step away from institutionalisation -Slide14
- but to these young women it’s the beginning of a better existence
...Slide15
This is a woman with a future...Slide16
Where you go and what do you do?Slide17
On working days we visited:
Schools
Community homes
Day centres
Institutions
Boarding schools
Work houses
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A lot of our working time was spent simply playing with children and developing relationships with them. Slide19
You are able to practice a lot of your non- verbal communication skills, as there will be a language barrier and a lot of children struggle to communicate.Slide20
You will build up the confidence of children as well as the staff
Supporting them to make progressSlide21
You will...
meet
many amazing people who are desperate to make a change and will answer any questions as well as ask them
learn and discuss different ways of working
gain friendships and learn more about different nursing professionsSlide22
Free time...Slide23
Our working hours were normally in the morning and so afternoons were free time as well as weekendsSlide24
Croatia is a beautiful place and there are so many places to visit. The place that made the biggest impact on me were
Plitvica
LakesSlide25
We also visited...Slide26
Restaurants
Cemetery
Markets
Museums
Churches
BeachSlide27
Travel & Accommodation
Travel was a lot easier than I imagined
We flew from London direct to Zagreb
We were met at the airport by a mini bus which took us to our hostel
Once there, trams and buses are very efficient and tickets are easy to get hold of.
Accommodation was also easier than expected
We stayed at a hostel for the 1
st
week which has been used by UWE students before (We have a good name there)
Our second week was spent at the boarding school we were working atSlide28
Travel cost maximum of £200
Accommodation at the hostel - no more than €20 a night
Living expenses depends on how much you like to spend.
I personally spent about £200.
The key question – Cost!Slide29
Any Questions?